The Scholarship/Professional Development Programmes aim to create a cadre of young professionals who can play a key role in developing future national and regional strategies to increase comprehensive disaster risk management and climate change resilience. In total, CCRIF has two scholarship programmes - one for undergraduate students and one for postgraduate students - as well as a regional internship programme for Caribbean youth.

CCRIF provides scholarships for citizens of CARICOM member countries and/or CCRIF member countries who would like to pursue a Master’s or an MBA programme in areas related to disaster risk management. Scholarships are eligible for students pursuing specific programmes at various universities within the Caribbean region, In the past CCRIF has also provided extra-regional scholarships that were eligible for universities in the United Kingdom and the United States . Read More ...

CCRIF provides scholarships for undergraduate study at The University of the West Indies (UWI) to students who are pursuing studies in programmes related to disaster risk management, civil engineering, geography, geology, environmental management, etc. at the various campuses of the University. Read More ...

CCRIF provides opportunities for recent graduates and postgraduate students who have studied or are pursuing studies in areas related to disaster risk management, environmental management, actuarial science, geography, climate studies and other related areas. Selected interns are assigned to national and regional organizations where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. Read More ...

CCRIF continues to develop and strengthen partnerships with key entities in the region through signing of memoranda of understanding and the development and implementation of related programmes geared towards improving disaster risk management, increasing climate resilience and reducing vulnerability. These work plans are typically funded by CCRIF.

The CCRIF Small Grants Programme provides financing for small disaster risk reduction projects in local communities by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), charity organizations, and academic institutions across CCRIF’s Caribbean member countries and/or CARICOM member countries. The programme provides funds of between US$5,000 and US$25,000 per project and projects must be related to disaster risk management, engineering, climate change adaptation, training, and other capacity building initiatives, and environmental management initiatives.